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9:45 AM ET, March 12, 2015

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Brent Budowsky / The Hill:
GOP, Bibi hurt Israel, USA  —  While the recalcitrant rightist government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has left Israel more isolated in the world than at any time since 1948, Bibi's ill-advised recent speech to a joint session of Congress could reduce a historically nonpartisan …
Discussion: Politico
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New York Times:
Republican Idiocy on Iran  —  After helping to ignite a firestorm over a possible nuclear agreement with Iran, Senator John McCain, a former Republican presidential candidate, is now sort of acknowledging his error.  “Maybe that wasn't exactly the best way to do that,” he said on Fox News on Tuesday.
Steve Benen / msnbc.com:
Kerry teaches Rubio the basics about the Middle East  —  At the recent CPAC gathering, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), a likely Republican presidential candidate, seemed to stumble on one of the basic facts of the Middle East.  “The reason Obama hasn't put in place a military strategy to defeat ISIS …
Kristina Wong / The Hill:
Kerry: ‘Utter disbelief’ at Iran letter  —  Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday slammed the Senate Republicans' open letter to Iran, calling it “irresponsible” and “flat wrong.”  —  Kerry said his reaction was “utter disbelief” to the letter, which warned Iran that any deal it reaches …
Discussion: American Spectator and Instapundit
William Saletan / Slate:
An Open Letter to 47 Republican Senators of the United States of America from Iran's Hard-Liners
Discussion: Bloomberg View
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Struggling in Congress, Republicans Unite on Foreign Policy
Discussion: Real Clear Politics and Politico
Politico:   Foreign policy alters contours of GOP race
New York Times:
Democrats See No Choice but Hillary Clinton in 2016  —  They shrug off questions about Hillary Rodham Clinton's email habits.  They roll with the attacks on her family's foundation, the big checks from foreign governments, the torpid response of her not-yet-campaign.
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David Von Drehle / TIME:
The Clinton Way … Photograph by Spencer Platt-Getty Images
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Hillary says ‘personal’ messages were deleted from email account  —  The political storm over Hillary Clinton's use of a private email account intensified Tuesday as she revealed that more than 30,000 “personal” messages have been erased from the server in her home.
Politico:   A Hillary Clinton feeding frenzy in the GOP House
Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
Let's Give 'Em Something To Talk About
Big Tent Democrat / TalkLeft:
eGhazi: Why Democrats and Hillary Clinton Need A Contested Primary
Discussion: CANNONFIRE, Daily Kos, NBC News and BuzzFeed
Susan Weich / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Two police officers are shot in Ferguson  —  FERGUSON  • Two police officers were hit by gunfire early Thursday outside the Ferguson police department.  —  The shots were fired as police were confronting protesters who had gathered outside the police station.
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Kate Munsch / Reuters:
Two police officers shot in Ferguson, Missouri, after chief quits  —  (Reuters) - Two police officers were shot during a protest outside Ferguson, Missouri, police headquarters early on Thursday, police said, just hours after the city's police chief quit following a damning U.S. Justice Department report into his force.
Discussion: PUNDIT PRESS
John Eligon / New York Times:
2 Officers Are Shot Amid Protests Outside Ferguson Police Station  —  FERGUSON, Mo. — Two police officers were shot here early Thursday morning as gunfire rang out in front of the police station, throwing into panic what had been a spirited — and at times tense — but largely peaceful night of protests.
Carol D. Leonnig / Washington Post:
Secret Service agents investigated for driving car into White House barrier  —  The administration is investigating allegations that two senior Secret Service agents, including a top member of President Obama's protective detail, drove a government car into White House security barricades …
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:   Secret Service probed for drunk-driving incident, report says
John Lauerman / Bloomberg Business:
Columbia Will Shrink Journalism School as Media Woes Mount  —  (Bloomberg) — Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism will reduce its class size and cut about six positions from its staff as the news industry retrenches.  —  The school will gradually reduce enrollment …
Daily Mail:
Why chivalry may not always be what it seems: Men who hold doors open and smile may actually be sexist, study claims  —  If you're the sort of gentleman who holds the door open for a lady - or the sort of woman who expects him to - then be warned.  —  Such acts of chivalry may actually …
New York Times:
Iran's Top Leader: GOP Letter Points to US ‘Disintegration’  —  TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's supreme leader said Thursday that a letter from Republican lawmakers warning that any nuclear deal could be scrapped by the next U.S. president is a sign of “disintegration” in Washington.
Discussion: Political Wire and Mediaite
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Andrew Kirell / Mediaite:
Lindsey Graham Jokes: I'd Use the Military to Force Congress to Reverse Defense Cuts
Discussion: Hot Air and Joe. My. God.
 
 
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Ben Winslow / fox13now.com:
‘Monumental’ gay rights, religious liberties bills pass the Utah State Legislature
Sarah Mimms / National Journal:
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Serena Saitto / Bloomberg Business:
Snapchat Is Raising Money From Alibaba at a $15 Billion Valuation
Discussion: New York Times
Joan Walsh / Salon:
Hillary's enduring media rift: Why her campaign needs structure and leadership ASAP
Discussion: Fox News
Jonathan Strong / BREITBART.COM:
Holder Used Secret Email Address, Too
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Vivian Yee / New York Times:
The Snow Is Melting! But What a Mess It Left Behind
Discussion: Gothamist and New York Magazine
New York Post:
Ex-correction officer fatally shoots man on subway platform
Discussion: Gothamist and Mashable
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
IT Expert Says He Traced Hillary's Email Server To Manhattan Government Building [VIDEO]
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Andrew DeMillo / The Baxter Bulletin:
Bill would allow Sen. Cotton to run for president
 

 
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Bloomberg:
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